Doge Hacker Group: “Russia's Secret Spy Operation in the Heart of Our Government?”

Doge Hacker Group: “Russia's Secret Spy Operation in the Heart of Our Government?”

Okay, brace yourselves, because this is one of those stories that feels like it's straight out of a spy thriller, but unfortunately, it's not fiction.

Meet the Doge hacker group. They’ve been lurking around our government agencies for what feels like forever, but no one knew exactly what they were after—until now. Spoiler alert: it’s not waste, fraud, and abuse (although if that was the case, Congress might have actually done something about it).

Now, enter the whistleblower from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), who’s dropping bombshells. According to them, Doge's MO goes like this: get into a government system, muddle everything up, steal data, disable security features, and then—poof—get out. Sounds pretty standard for a cyberattack, right? But here’s the kicker: right after the breach, Russian IPs and login credentials linked to Doge’s team try to break into the same system.

Hold up, it gets crazier. The whistleblower raises the alarm to the head of the NLRB about these security issues, and what happens? They find a note taped to their door. And not just any note—this one includes personal info and overhead drone images of the whistleblower walking their dog.

If this whistleblower is to be believed (and the details come straight from NPR and their own testimony), this could mean Doge was nothing more than a front for Russian espionage.

This is no longer just about a few shady hackers—this is about a full-on covert operation right under our noses. Can you imagine? Russia, using our own systems against us, and we might not have even known it. This isn’t just a hack; this could be a spy operation that’s been operating in the shadows for years.

Time to wake up, folks. We’ve got a serious national security issue on our hands.